Another spirited meeting for the GFWG, perhaps more so after it was over than during, but nonetheless productive and informative. We went back to the one-at-a-time format to keep the critiques from becoming a free-for-all, and the editors did very well in not responding out of turn. All in all, controlled and detailed with plenty of constructive criticism to go around. A few of us even got to dip into our backgrounds, especially with Sandy's piece on the value of local farming, where Ann Marie, Kay and I put on our journalism caps, Michelle presented the finer points of the persuasive essay, and Brian expounded on editorial writing.
Kay also presented the findings of the pre-meeting regarding our upcoming publication. In short, pieces for publication must be submitted to the group by the first meeting in July, critiqued by the second meeting, and revisions handed in in one month later. We also went over plans banded about over a year ago in expanding this blog. Look for upcoming features on our members, complete with pictures, audio, and the like.
Next meeting we'll be critiquing poems from Montana and Michelle, novel selections from Zack, and Billy, and a short essay(?) from Alison.
See you all in two weeks, and thanks for critiquing my pieces. We should be proud of our production!
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